The Cure at Troy: A Version of Sophocles’ Philoctetes

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Thursday, January 30 @ 7:30pm
Friday, January 31 @ 7:30pm
Saturday, February 1 @ 7:30pm
Sunday, February 2 @ 2:00pm*

Thursday, February 6 @ 7:30pm
Friday, February 7 @ 7:30pm
Saturday, February 8 @ 7:30pm
Sunday, February 9 @ 2:00pm

 

 

* There will be a talkback with the performers and director hosted by Miriam Gilbert following the Sunday 2/2 matinee performance. This event is free and open to the public; you do not need to attend that day’s performance to attend the talkback. 

Cast

Philoctetes – Tim Budd

Odysseus – Aaron Stonerook*

Neoptolemus – Mark Worth

Chorus  – Cristina Goyeneche

ChorusK. Michael Moore

ChorusOlivia Winters

 

Creative Team

Director – Adam Knight

Scenic Designer – Kaelen Novak

Costume Designer – Cassandra Williams

Lighting Designer  – Haven Haywood

Sound Designer – Dakota Parobek

Props Designer – Stephen Polchert

Stage Manager – Kelly Garrett

Assistant Stage Manager – Nat Payán

 

Location

Riverside Theatre, 119 E. College Street

by Seamus Heaney

Directed by Adam Knight

January 30 – February 9, 2025 at Riverside Theatre

Synopsis:Odysseus seeks out the banished Philoctetes in hopes of gaining a strategic advantage for the Greeks in their prolonged siege of Troy, enlisting the son of Achilles in an elaborate deception to steal a weapon of immense power. But in the conflict between private and public morality, do the ends justify the means? This ancient text by the greatest of Greek dramatists finds new urgency in this adaptation by Irish poet and Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney.

FEATURING

The production is made possible by generous support from The Robert E. Yager Charitable Trust.

UPDATED HEALTH & SAFETY POLICY

Masks are optional at all performances.

Questions? Please contact the Riverside Theatre Box Office at boxoffice@riversidetheatre.org or call us at (319) 259-7099 during box office hours. We’re open Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 11am – 3pm.